Golden louvred shutters add a warm contrast to the otherwise monochrome facades of this child welfare facility in Paris by French architects Marjan Hessamfar & Joe Verons Associates (+ slideshow). More
Six windows with rustic white wooden shutters feature in this renovated living room by Dutch designer Bo Reudler. More
Timber louvres and shutters form a protective shell across the exterior of this apartment building in Istanbul by Turkish studio Alataş Architecture & Consulting. More
As the tides erode the northern coast of New Zealand, this house on a sled by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan can be towed off the beach and out of harm's way (+ slideshow). More
Wooden shutters fold, tilt and slide open to let in the sun and keep out the burglars at this weekend cabin in New Zealand by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan (+ slideshow). More
Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here's an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More
After hours, rolling metal shutters fasten across these New York apartments designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More
This house outside Warsaw by Polish architect Robert Konieczny transforms from a villa by day to a fortress by night. More
Swiss architects Group8 have completed this residential block covered in pink sun screens in Geneva. More
Dezeen archive: following our popular story on House 77 by dIONISO LAB with its perforated aluminium shutters, this week (top right) we've compiled all the buildings from the Dezeen archive featuring shutters. See all the stories »
Portuguese studio dIONISO LAB have completed a house in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, with a façade comprising aluminium shutters perforated with symbols. More
Manhattan firm Andre Kikosi Architect installed a folding Corten steel façade to transform this disused New York warehouse into a market and music venue. More
This multi-purpose sports hall by Parisian studio AP 5 Architects has shutters in the facade to open the lower part of the building. More
Canadian practice RUFproject have completed a football training centre in Soweto, South Africa, with wooden louvres wrapping the upper parts of the structure. More
Architect Peter Pichler has converted an existing 14th century farmhouse into a family home in Puglia, Italy, adding these perforated shutters over its facade. More
Photographer Edmund Sumner has shared with us his photos of this house that cost just $12,000 to build by Matharoo Associates in Ahmadabad, India, featuring shutters weighted with concrete balls. More
Photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photos of this prefabricated house in Cedeira, Spain, by Madrid studio MYCC. More
American studio Pugh + Scarpa have completed a mixed-use building in Los Angeles clad in perforated metal panels, which open to reveal balconies and glimpses of the brightly-coloured building. More
Chilean studio Duarte Arquitectos have designed an apartment building for a hill-top in Valparaiso, Chile. More
Here are some images of a visitors centre with walkways built through and around a castle in Fundão, Portugal, by Portuguese studio Comoco Architects. More